Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 6 - Convertible Notes Payable, Senior Secured

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Note 6 - Convertible Notes Payable, Senior Secured
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Senior Secured Convertible Notes [Member]  
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

6.

CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE, SENIOR SECURED

 

   

September 30,

2023

   

September 30,

2022

 

Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (the “2022 Notes”, includes $96,000 of related party notes)

  $ 4,230,000     $ 4,230,000  

Unamortized debt discount

    (710,897 )     (2,567,508 )

Net Balance

    3,519,103       1,662,492  

Current Balance

    (3,519,103 )     -  

Non-Current Balance

    -       1,662,492  

 

In July 2022, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with certain institutional and accredited individual investors and issued Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (the “2022 Notes”) in the aggregate of $4,230,000 in exchange for cash proceeds of $3,525,000, net of original issue discount (OID) of $705,000.

 

The 2022 Notes are secured by tangible and intangible assets of the Company, bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum payable at maturity or upon conversion, originally matured January 6, 2024 (which was subsequently extended to March 15, 2024), and are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $9.14 per share. The 2022 Notes contain customary events of default. Further, events of default under the 2022 Notes also include (i) the unavailability of Rule 144 on or after January 6, 2023; (ii) our failure to deliver the shares of common stock to the 2022 Note holder upon exercise by such holder of its conversion rights under the 2022 Note; (iii) our loss of the “bid” price for its common stock and/or a market and such loss is not cured during the specified cure periods; and (iv) our failure to complete an uplisting of our Common Stock to any of the Nasdaq Global Market, Nasdaq Capital Market, New York Stock Exchange or NYSE American by March 15, 2024 (the “Uplist Transaction”). During the year ended September 2023, for no additional consideration, the 2022 Notes were amended several times in order to allow the Company to issue additional notes payable, extend the completion date for the Uplist Transaction, and amend certain provisions with regards to mandatory conversion of the notes upon the Uplist Transaction.

 

 

In connection with the issuance of the 2022 Notes, the Company granted the 2022 Notes noteholders 425,562 warrants to purchase shares of common stock. The warrants are fully vested, exercisable at $9.94 per share and expire in 5 years. The Company estimated the relative fair value of the warrants to be $1,470,000 using the Black Scholes option pricing model. The Company also issued note holders 63,842 shares of the Company’s common stock with a relative fair value of $315,000. The Company also issued 31,510 warrants to purchase shares of common stock to the placement agent that assisted in the 2022 Notes offering. The placement agent warrants are fully vested, exercisable at $10.06 per share and will expire in 5 years. The Company estimated the relative fair value of the placement agent warrants to be $219,894 using the Black Scholes option pricing model. The Company incurred direct legal and professional fees of $555,414 as part of this offering.

 

The Company recorded 2022 Notes with total principal of $4,230,000. In addition, total debt discount of $2,870,000 was recorded to account for the 2022 Notes OID of $705,000, the relative fair value of the warrants of $1,470,000, the relative fair value of common stock issued of $315,000, and direct legal and professional fees incurred in the 2022 Notes offering of $555,414. The debt discount is being amortized over the term of the notes using the effective interest rate method. During the year ended September 30, 2022, the Company amortized debt discount of $302,000.

 

As of September 30, 2022, outstanding balance of the 2022 Notes payable was $4,230,000 and unamortized debt discount was $2,567,508, or a net balance of $1,662,492. During the year ended September 2023, the Company amortized debt discount of $1,857,000. As of September 30, 2023, outstanding balance of the 2022 Notes payable amounted to $4,230,000 and unamortized debt discount was $710,897, or a net balance of $3,519,103. As of September 30, 2023 and 2022, notes payable in the aggregate of $96,000, respectively, are issued to two officers and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

Unsecured Convertible Notes [Member]  
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

7.

CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE, UNSECURED

 

   

September 30,

2023

   

September 30,

2022

 

Exchanged notes (July 2022)

  $ 699,781     $ 699,781  

Second closing notes (January 2023)

    636,000       -  

Third closing notes (March, April, May, 2023)

    702,720       -  

Total

    2,038,501     $ 699,781  

Unamortized debt discount

    (379,799 )     -  

Net Balance

    1,658,702       699,781  

Current Balance

    (1,658,702 )     -  

Non-Current Balance

    -       699,781  

 

Exchanged Notes (July 2022)

 

In relation to the issuance of the 2022 Notes (see Note 6), certain noteholders of the Company’s Series 2 note payable (see Note 8) agreed to exchange their Series 2 notes payable consisting of $600,000 principal and accrued interest of $99,781 for $699,781 of Unsecured Convertible Promissory Notes (the “Exchanged Notes”) on substantially the same terms as the 2022 Notes, except that the Exchanged Notes are subordinate to the 2022 Notes and are unsecured. The notes bear interest at a rate of 10% per annum payable at maturity or upon conversion, originally matured January 6, 2024 (which was subsequently extended to March 15, 2024), and are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $9.14 per share. At September 30, 2022, there was no discount recorded for the Exchanged Notes.

 

Second Closing Notes (January 2023)

 

In January 2023, pursuant to the SPA (see Note 6), as amended, investors agreed to purchase Unsecured Convertible Promissory Notes (the “Second Closing Notes”) in the aggregate of $636,000 in exchange for cash proceeds of $530,000, net of original issue discount (OID) of $106,000. The notes are unsecured, bear interest at a rate of 10% per annum, originally matured January 6, 2024 (which was subsequently extended to March 15, 2024), and are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock with a conversion price of $9.14 per share.

 

In connection with the issuance of the Second Closing Notes, the Company granted the Second Closing Notes noteholders (i) 127,968 warrants to purchase shares of common stock. The warrants are fully vested, exercisable at $9.94 per share and expire in 5 years. The Company determined the relative fair value of the warrants to be $256,000 using the Black Scholes option pricing model; and (ii) 9,598 shares of common stock with a relative fair value of $26,000. The Company also issued 6,565 warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock to the placement agent who assisted in the Second Closing offering. The placement agent warrants are fully vested, exercisable at $10.06 per share and will expire in 5 years. The Company determined the relative fair value of the placement agent warrants to be $13,000 using the Black Scholes option pricing model. Furthermore, the Company also incurred direct legal and professional fees of $31,000 as part of this offering.

 

 

Third Closing Notes (March, April and May 2023)

 

In March, April and May 2023, pursuant to the SPA, as amended, investors agreed to purchase Unsecured Convertible Promissory Notes (the “Third Closing Notes”) in the aggregate of $703,000 in exchange for cash proceeds of $488,000, net of original issue discount (OID) of $215,000. The notes are unsecured, bear interest at a rate of 10% per annum, originally matured January 6, 2024 (which was subsequently extended to March 15, 2024), and are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock with a conversion price of $9.14 per share.

 

In connection with the issuance of the Third Closing Notes, the Company granted the Third Closing Notes noteholders (i) 141,396 warrants to purchase shares of common stock. The warrants are fully vested, exercisable at $9.94 per share and expire in 5 years. The Company determined the relative fair value of the warrants to be $164,000 using the Black Scholes option pricing model; and (ii) 10,608 shares of common stock with a relative fair value of $18,000. The Company also incurred direct legal and professional fees of $5,000 as part of this offering.

 

The Second Closing Notes and Third Closing Notes contain events of default similar to the 2022 Notes (See Note 6). Subsequent to issuance, for no additional consideration, the Second Closing Notes and Third Closing Notes were amended several times in order to allow the Company to issue additional notes payable, extend the completion date of the Uplist Transaction, and amend certain provisions with regards mandatory conversion of the notes upon the Uplist Transaction.

 

Debt discount on unsecured convertible promissory notes

 

As a result of the issuance of the Second Closing and the Third Closing Notes, the Company recorded debt discount in the aggregate of $834,000 to account for the Second Closing and the Third Closing Notes OID of $321,000, the relative fair value of the warrants issued of $433,000, the relative fair value of common stock issued of $44,000, and direct legal and professional fees incurred of $36,000. The debt discount is being amortized over the term of the notes using the effective interest rate method.

 

During the year ended September 30, 2023, the Company amortized debt discount of $454,000. As of September 30, 2023, outstanding balance of the Exchange notes, Second Closing Notes, and Third Closing Notes was $2,039,000 and unamortized debt discount of $380,000, or a net balance of $1,659,000.

 

The warrants issued with the 2022 Notes, the Second Closing Notes, and the Third Closing Notes were valued using the Black Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

 

   

First closing

   

Second Closing

   

Third Closing

 
   

Note

holders

   

Placement

Agent

   

Note

holders

   

Placement

Agent

   

Note

holders

 

Date of valuation

 

July 6, 2022

   

January 18, 2023

   

May 15, 2023

 

Closing price per share of Common Stock

  $ 9.98     $ 9.98     $ 5.76     $ 5.76     $ 2.77  

Exercise price per share

  $ 9.94     $ 10.06     $ 9.94     $ 10.06     $ 9.94  

Expected volatility

    88.44 %     88.44 %     111.31 %     111.31 %     114.33 %

Risk-free interest rate

    2.96 %     2.96 %     3.43 %     3.43 %     3.46 %

Dividend yield

                             

Remaining expected term of underlying securities (years)

    5.0       5.0       5.0       5.0       5.0